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Overcoming female sexual dysfunction

Oladapo Ashiru Professor of Anatomy/Consultant Reproductive Endocrinologist dapo.ashiru@medicalartcenter.com 0700 MARTCENTER Sex is often presented by the media as easy, good and spontaneous,...

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Malnutrition, national emergency in Nigeria –FG

Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Government on Tuesday said the country was faced with a silent national emergency-malnutrition. According to the government, Nigeria is home to the third largest...

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LUTH bags maiden Amity Awards

Bukola Adebayo The management of the Centre for Intervention Development and Leadership has announced the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, as the beneficiary of its maiden Amity Awards....

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Sebeccly to screen 1,000 women for cervical, breast cancer

Bukola Adebayo To celebrate the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Sebeccly Cancer Care Centre, Yaba, Lagos has partnered  ACT Foundation and Access Bank to screen 1,000 women for breast and cervical...

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What you should know about appendicitis

Rotimi Adesanya I want to shed light on the medical condition called appendicitis, being one of the commonest abdominal emergencies seen anywhere in the world. To start with, appendicitis is more...

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How to prevent monkey pox

Monkey pox virus occurs when a person comes into contact with the virus from an animal, human, or materials contaminated with the virus. The virus enters the body through broken skin (even if not...

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Physician urges FG to restructure NHIS

Bukola Adebayo The Medical Director, Solid Rock Hospital in Ojodu, Lagos State, Dr. Ayoola Sanu, Lagos State, has said the health insurance system in the country has failed to meet the expectation and...

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Every man needs to know about prostate cancer

Oladapo Ashiru Did you know that  one man dies from prostate cancer every hour? I bet you were not aware of the fact that over 40,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. It means that...

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Govt to prosecute hospitals hiring unlicensed record officers

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Health Records Officers Registration Board of Nigeria has warned hospitals and other health establishments to stop hiring unlicensed records officers as those found culpable...

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Lack of funding frustrating research on cancer –Hussaini

Bukola Adebayo Professor of pharmacology at the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Isa Hussaini, has said that poor funding on the part of government is frustrating research efforts on cancer and...

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Sickle cell and the valley of the shadow of death

Tola Dehinde This column has helped many people, but it has also helped me a lot in knowing better ways of taking care of myself so, I don’t  fall sick.  This is because I do the things that I...

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ARC Nigeria partners states on vaccine storage

Bukola Adebayo To ensure that vaccines given to children in Nigeria are not denatured, the Africa Resource Centre for Supply Chain in Nigeria has partnered states and stakeholders in the private sector...

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PCN arrests 20 illegal medicine dealers

Bukola Adebayo The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, as part of efforts to fulfill its mandate of regulating the practice of pharmacy has carried out enforcement activities in Kaduna State. A total of...

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A balanced diet is essential for hair growth

Ayo Otubanjo Hair restoration specialist 0907 168 1615 Good hair growth just like a glowing skin is an outward sign of good internal health. The cells that make up each strand of hair require a regular...

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NIMR lab gets SANAS accreditation

Bukola Adebayo The Centre for Human Virology and Genomics at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, has received the International Organisation, ISO 15189:2012 standards...

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Mental health in the workplace

Adeoye Oyewole The theme for the 2017 World Mental Health Day, which was celebrated last week, was ‘Mental Health and the Work Place’. I will dwell on this topic for the sake of workers and employers...

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Sanofi, others to convene summit on diabetes

Bukola Adebayo Health experts and stakeholders involved in the management of diabetes will converge on Lagos on Wednesday for a summit on diabetes. The Medical Director, Sanofi Nigeria, Dr .Philips...

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Alumni donates library to dental school

Bukola Adebayo The Faculty of Dental Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, has received a donation of a modern library from an alumnus, the Chief Executive Officer of New Cross Petroleum,...

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Cholera, measles kill 56 in Borno, Kano

Kayode Idowu and Ted Odogwu About 56 children have died in the ongoing cholera and measles outbreak in Borno and Kano states. While cholera is said to have killed 50 in Borno, measles is said to have...

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Plateau, Nasarawa eliminate elephantiasis

Bukola Adebayo Two states in Nigeria, Plateau and Nasarawa states, have eradicated elephantiasis, a tropical disease that disfigures the leg and the genitals. Elephantiasis, medically known as...

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